Heart Nails!

I see so so many amazing nail-art designs splashed all over the internet - anyone else follow the WAHNails Instagram? It makes me mega jealous that I have such short, flimsy nails and don't have a steady enough hand to do my own nail art!

Last year I won a 'Kiss Nail Artist' stencil and polish set in a blog giveaway but never managed to work out how to use the stencils - until I saw this super cute and funny video over at The Dainty Squid blog, where the girls use French manicure tips.

This inspired me to dig out the set, give the instructions a go but with my stencils instead of nail tips:

I went for a teal base which is by No7 and chose the heart stencil with a glitter gold by Ted Baker.

'Kiss' nail stencils.

And the rest...

I loved having these on my fingers! 

I pretty much don't like any of the other stencils, do you know of any cheap online or ebay shops that sell them? I've picked up some nail tips to give them a go but would love some more cute designs!

Thanks for all the lovely comments on my last post,

Hope the weather hasn't been too cold!

X

Some New Barry M - Reviews and swatches.

Over on Barry M's Facebook on Tuesday there was a special friends code for 30% off any order - ohh how could I say no!?

If it hasn't been VERY apparent (what with all my posts on the subject) I LOVE lipstick! So it would be wrong for me not to pick one up. I've never used Barry M lipstick before (or Lip Paint as they call it) so as a huge nail polish fan of theirs I decided to try:

The colour I picked up was the first I saw, a new colour named 'Pink Ribbon' , the others I kept seeing were nuts things like Robot Blue and that isn't for me!
£4.25 without discount.

Swatch: first one is two layers, second with only one layer.

Here is it on! It's just a plain simple pink which is nice for those days when I'm not into wearing alot of make-up.
It has good lasting power,  I can certainly see why they are called 'paints'

 I'm a huge nail polish fan, especially Barry M, you can't go wrong it's cheap, it lasts and they have so many to chose from. Recently they bought out the 'effects' nail paint, which the world has gone nuts for (including me) but also 2 new A/W shades - 'Dusky Mauve' and 'Indigo'.

I only picked up one, and the one in question is the 'Dusky Mauve'. Apparently this is a dead ringer for the Chanel 'Particuliere' I got it wrong! Paradoxal! I've not tried the Chanel so can't say but plenty of reviews and bloggers claim it is.

As you can see it has a slightly bruised effect with a hint of mauve shimmer.

My room was so dark it was hard to get a good snap of this so:
Without flash

With flash.
You can kinda see the shimmer, it looks alot more purple in these pics, I'd say it's slightly browner.

Have you used any Barry M lip paints? What colours were good?

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Barry M Instant Effects:

In my last post I had a few questions about my nails, this is what it is:

Its the new Barry M Instant Effects, how it works is you paint your nails then add a top coat of this black nail paint and BOOM within seconds its drys and cracks into some unique patterns.

It's £3.95 which isn't bad seeing as you only need one coat.

I used a gold base and it came out ACE! I love the whole Aztec, almost Giraffe print that came out.

For more swatches go to Who Is She??? and take a peek at all the different colours Ray used.

Like is said on Monday, I'm off to Manchester on Friday, any Manc area bloggers going to be out on the town Friday or Sat give me a shout on here or Twitter!

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Eyeko Rain Polish.

Last week Eyeko had 25% off your order, so I snapped up this opportunity and picked up their 'Rain Polish' and a Eyeko Magic Mascara (review coming tomorrow).

First of all I LOVE Eyeko and how they package everything, it came in a cute bag with 2 stickers and a free gift code! 

Rain Polish - For City Nails - £3.50

I really love this colour, it's a blue/grey - basically the colour of a cloudy, rainy city day! 

The polish definitely needs 2 coats but it goes on smooth and easy with a great brush and dries fairly quickly. Next up I really want to try the Eyeko Cosmic Polish and ChiChi Polish.

Also I have a really bad topcoat so I was wandering what your favourite topcoat is so I can give it a try! :)

Hope you all had a great weekend! 

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Weekend Nails + Treats!

I didn't have work on Saturday so me and the boyf decided to go charity shopping (I didn't get anything) and spend too much money on American sweets and drinks - Twinkies' are my new favorite treat!

Here were my polka-dot nails for that occasion:

Poolside Blue - No.7

Snow White - Models Own

Then today I had work and conveniently changed my nails for that occasion too:

Barry M - Mint Green

Barry M - Pale Blue

As you can see it's been a relaxed sort of weekend, my mum however popped to Totnes and got me a couple little treats:

Cute Paris postcard.

(I'm going to be there in 3 weeks I'm SO excited!

Rumor has is Madonna is going on the same day - Hey Madge!)

This wonderful pearlescent clam mirror that I've been hankering after for ages.

Thankyou mum!

What did you get upto this weekend?

Don't forget I'm only 15 followers away from a giveaway! Also did you notice my new header? It's great having a boyfriend who is a graphic designer - and no charge at all! :P

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Boots Gift With Purchase - Collection 2000 and Models Own.

Upon hearing the River Island sale started Thursday, I woke up really early and headed into tow to catch a bargain. Much to my dismay there was nothing in my size - boo!

So I went on over to Boots where I thought I'd cheer myself up by buying more unneeded cosmetics (my poor make-up bag is about the burst!)

Heres what I picked up:

With Collection 2000 it was spend £4 and get a free Pure Gloss sheer lipgloss worth £1.99

Eyeshadow Trio Pallet - £2.99, which I needed anyway.

Hot Looks nail polish in Parma Violet - £1.79, comes out a dark blue/purple and chipped easily :(

Gloss comes in different colours, I chose No.2 'Lollipop'

This is on my hand, its bright and look thick.

But on I was pleasantly surprised, its not thick and isn't sticky at all.

Plus it tastes just like Vanilla!

Next up, Models Own had buy ANY polish and get a free Shape It file/buffer.

I chose 'Snow White' - £5, I needed a white to do my little nail art attempts.

Has a 'rough' nail file side.

Even and Smooth.

Buff and Shine - and shine it does!!

So make sure you go out and pick up these bargains before they go!

Both highly recommend so treat yourself!

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Happy 4th July, Nails!

So even though I'm stuck living here in the UK, I'm a huge America nerd.

Today being 4th of July, Independence Day, I decided to pay tribute by giving my nails the USA Flag makeover!

Pearlescent White - Accessorize

Red - Barry M

Poolside Blue - No.7

Holographic - GOSH

Happy Independence Day American's!

x

Quick nail post!

I was inspired by the lovely Miss. Indie Cindy Ashleigh post here - http://mayablue123.blogspot.com/2010/06/zebra-nails.html, to do my own take on her Zebra nails.

Here they are!

They look a little shiny here but thats just the 'Sally Hansen' Insta-Dry I used over the top.

Otherwise I used:

- Pearlescent white from Accessorize.

- Pink Grapefruit from 17.

- Black cab by Rimmel I (Heart) 60 seconds.

- Magic star (a translucent glitter) from GOSH.

They look very Tropical and ALOT better than the picture now the speed dry has dried.

Thats all until Sunday! Have a great weekend!

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